CVE-2005-2817
Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1-0-5 and earlier supports the use of URLs for avatar images, which allows remote attackers to monitor sensitive information of forum visitors such as IP address and user agent, as demonstrated using a PHP script on a malicious server.
Published:Sep 7, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 7, 2005
EPSS Score:0.0059
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Simple Machines
Product
Simple Machines Forum
Simple Machines
Simple Machines Forum
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
